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1. Jun 20,  · Flies thus became an intrinsic part of human burial rites. Yet while only a handful of human cultures coopted insects into their funeral rites, much more widespread is .

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2. Funeral for a Stick Bug. When you look at a pond, you might see the pond, or you might see the sky reflected in the pond. When you look at an insect, you might see astonishing beauty, machine-like precision, and superhuman strength, or you might see reflected cultural interpretations: Threat. Pest.

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3. This week, a video of a bizarre scene in the insect world vent viral, prompting a larger conversation about the animal kingdom and how we interpret it. The video appears to show a group of ants performing some sort of funeral ritual for a dead bumblebee – or at least that’s how many viewers interpreted it. Is this evidence of some sort of interspecies cultural rite, or merely a coincidental grouping of objects?

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4. Jan 15,  · Bees will discard their dead from the hive after they die, whereas ants will transport their dead to a midden heap (essentially, an ant graveyard). As for the ants giving the bee a funeral far more elaborate than what they do with their own dead, Elgar doesn’t think this is the case either.

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5. Aug 21,  · For ants, once they have detected a dead or dying comrade by the chemicals released from them, the undertakers will carry the dead outside the .

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6. Apr 17,  · The story goes that Virgil had a pet housefly, and when the insect died, Virgil spent , sesterces—nearly all of his net worth—for an extravagant funeral. Celebrities swarmed the .

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7. The funeral rites include the body being carried by 12 people in a dance of honor. A little shrine is established at one of the most loved places of the departed. Following the burial or cremation, the resting place of the remains is surrounded by a row of stones placed by loved ones, leaving two gates, one for the living and another for the.

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8. Jul 25,  · In general, there is no need to delay funeral services and visitations due to COVID However, some changes to traditional practices are likely needed. Family members may need to discuss timing of services with funeral service providers, who may be overwhelmed. COVID is a new disease, and we are still learning how it freerinolgiesoilia.taiquilavitorkastperstalversvesehuck.cog: Insect.

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9. Jul 01,  · My sweet aunt passed away last week, with the funeral held this past Monday at my childhood church. Like at every proper Texas funeral, there was a .

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